What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Cape Verde and Gambia?

0.0001 sq. km per person, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Gambia?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Gambia: Forest area (sq. km), per capita

Cape Verde

0.0009 sq. km per person

in 2023

Gambia

0.0008 sq. km per person

in 2023

Cape Verde rank

155th

Gambia rank

158th

Forest area (sq. km), per capita over time

Cape Verde
Gambia

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.0009 sq. km per person against 0.0008 sq. km per person in Gambia, a difference of 0.0001 sq. km per person.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gambia ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 155th and Gambia ranks 158th of 214 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0006 sq. km per person	0.0032 sq. km per person	0.0025 sq. km per person	Gambia
2000s	0.0009 sq. km per person	0.002 sq. km per person	0.0012 sq. km per person	Gambia
2010s	0.0009 sq. km per person	0.0013 sq. km per person	0.0004 sq. km per person	Gambia
2020s	0.0009 sq. km per person	0.0009 sq. km per person	0 sq. km per person	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area (sq. km), per capita, Cape Verde or Gambia?: Cape Verde, at 0.0009 sq. km per person against 0.0008 sq. km per person in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Cape Verde and Gambia?: 0.0001 sq. km per person, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Gambia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cape Verde and Gambia rank globally for forest area (sq. km), per capita?: Cape Verde ranks 155th and Gambia ranks 158th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km), per capita
Unit: sq. km per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 262 places, 8,671 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 12 October 2026

Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.